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Official licensed merchandise Popular characters cheer on the Japanese national team
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games will begin general sales of the "Character Design Series," featuring popular anime characters, as officially licensed merchandise of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) and the Japanese Paralympic Committee (JPC), starting July 16.
This series was developed to further invigorate the Olympic movement within Japan.
featuring characters from "Astro Boy," "Sailor Moon," "Crayon Shin-chan," "ONE PIECE," "NARUTO Shippuden," "Yo-kai Watch," "Dragon Ball Super," and "Mahou Tsukai PreCure!".
The product lineup is diverse, including T-shirts, polo shirts, towels, bags, lunch boxes, cups, key chains, and more, each featuring the respective characters.
Sales begin at 11:00 AM on the 16th via the Tokyo 2020 Official Online Shop ( https://tokyo2020shop.jp/ ).
Ahead of this, on July 3rd, a special booth at the Rio Olympics Japanese National Team's formation ceremony and send-off event held at the National Stadium in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, offered an advance sale of this series, drawing significant attention.
Adjacent to the booth, a "Message Collection Corner for the Japanese Olympic Team" was set up, where children were seen enthusiastically writing messages of support. These messages are scheduled to be displayed at the "Tokyo 2020 JAPAN HOUSE" to be established in Rio during the Games.
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